I do not think any pictures of this jewel have made it to the picture poster yet so here it is... This is a picture of Carver Mead's 7 1/2" wide "little gutter" I had taken today . I had always been interested in seeing it in person as it was definitely different in terms of both age and production then the few others known that came from a line near Tacoma, Wa . The base skirt was found by Ken Willick and was not associated with the top originally. The skirt appears to be a later then the top and may be of the same production as the base for this piece[id=331069548] as they are virtually identical. First off, for those who may not know this top originated on eBay posted by someone associated with a former employee of the Victor plant who lived near the plant. The collar was cracked away and re-glued but otherwise the top is factory mint. There is some staining on the top glaze that is similar to other specimens that have been dug during construction at the plant over the years . The collar is much wider then the collars on M-2332 specimens which makes me think this top was intended for the small glass "B" base Clearly the top sat around on peoples desks or a cement floor for many years as the glaze is nearly warn through on the base of the collar. The top is also rather lopsidedly glazed to the collar and there are numerous warts and other defects on the top that indicate that it was not a pristine salesmen's sample but rather it may have been a factory reject on account of the off centre collar. Interestingly, the top has the look of having an applied rim much as the larger gutters this same era . It is unfortunate that the small glass bases are so rare as this top likely would have had one and to date, no small porcelain bases of any sort have been found in the dump that can be dated to this early production. (October 1900)

Sometime when I get the little "B" glass base I found in the dump last year repaired perhaps we can to mate the two together for a photo !. For more information and photos of these please see- http://fredlocke.insulators.info/Porcelain_Insulators/Multipart_History/Multipart_Styles/Multipart_p2.htm